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After upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7, many of Windows 7 users are asking if there is a way out there to downgrade to Windows XP/Vista. In this guide, we will show you how to downgrade from Windows 7 to XP.

And if you want to downgrade to Vista from Windows 7, please refer our how to downgrade from Windows 7 to Vista article.

Downgrade from Windows 7 to Windows XP

Just a day before Microsoft drops support for Windows XP Service Pack 2, the company on Monday announced that people running some versions of Windows 7 can 'downgrade' to the aged operating system. May 30, 2010  There is NO free installation for XP instead of using Vista, unless you fit the following criteria. Can I downgrade my OEM version of Windows Vista Business to Windows XP Professional? OEM downgrade rights for desktop PC operating systems apply to Windows Vista Business and Windows Vista Ultimate as stated in the License Terms.

1. Open your Windows 7 drive (usually C drive) and make sure that you haven’t deleted the Windows.old folder, which was created by Windows while installing Windows 7 on XP drive. Note that without the help of Windows.old folder you won’t be able to downgrade from Windows 7.

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Downgrade from Windows 7 to Windows XP 1. Open your Windows 7 drive (usually C drive) and make sure that you haven’t deleted the Windows.old folder, which was created by Windows while installing Windows 7 on XP drive. Note that without the help of Windows.old folder you won’t be able to downgrade from Windows 7. How to Downgrade Windows Vista to Windows XP. Install VMware Server or Virtual PC 2007 (both free) or any other virtualization software, and then install Windows XP into the virtual machine environment. You will get Windows XP which runs inside Windows Vista, with minor compromise on speed, performance and have to go through Windows Vista. Dec 30, 2016  I’m going to reinforce the fact that you cannot DOWNGRADE from Windows 10 to Windows XP. You could ERASE your installation of Windows 10, and attempt to REPLACE it.

2. Now check the size of Windows.old folder by right-clicking and then selecting properties. Make sure that Windows.old folder size is less than two times the amount of free space available on Windows 7 drive (C drive). If the Windows.old folder size is two times as large as the Windows 7 drive free space, disable system restore feature and also disk cleanup to get some free space.

Please note down your Windows 7 drive letter and also DVD drive letter before proceeding to the next step.

3. Insert your Windows 7 installation disc in the drive and reboot your machine. Press any key when prompted to do so.

4. Select your language, time, keyboard type and then hit the Next button to continue.

5. In the Install Windows screen, click Repair your computer option to open System Recovery Options.

6. Here select your Windows 7 OS and note down your Windows 7 Drive letter before clicking Next.

7. In the following window, click Command Prompt to start downgrading from Windows 7 to XP.

8. First, you need to move all the contents of your Windows 7 drive to a folder. So type the following commands one by one and then hit enter after each command (here “D” is your Windows 7 drive letter).

D:
Md Win7
Move Windows Win7Windows
Move “Program Files” “Win7Program Files”
Move Users Win7Users
Attrib –h –s –r ProgramData
Move ProgramData Win7ProgramData
Rd “Documents and Settings”

9. Next, you need to copy all the contents of Windows.old folder to the drive. Again, type all the commands mentioned below one by one and then hit enter after each command.

move /y d:Windows.oldWindows d:
move /y “d:Windows.oldProgram Files” d:
move /y “d:Windows.oldDocuments and Settings” d:
10. Next task is to restore the boot sector by entering the following command:
E:bootbootsect /nt52 d:
(Where E is your DVD driver letter & D is OS drive letter)
11. Finally, restore the boot.ini file by executing the following commands:
Attrib –h –s –r boot.ini.saved
Copy boot.ini.saved boot.ini

12. Type Exit and reboot your machine to start using your Windows XP again. You are done! If you want to free up some disk space, delete Win7 folder in the root of your XP drive. Good luck!

Short answer, Yes.
Long answer, No, you shouldn't.
You could install Windows XP on your machine with the Original Installation Disks that came with your Computer (If it is that old), however, I would strongly recommend not doing so. Windows XP is past its end-of-life support date, meaning that Microsoft is not releasing (to the general public) security updates or patches. This makes for a very insecure operating system.
If you are really against having windows 10 on your Device, I would recommend going back to Windows 7. There may be some cost associated with it in order to obtain the Installation Media. There are also some unknowns that could affect the answer to your question, such as the original Operating System on your PC, or the hardware involved.
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The solution that I would recommend is to stick with Windows 10. It is different in a few ways, but just like every iteration of Windows up until now, we have gotten used to it, and have been better for it in the long run.

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Give the community a chance to solve your questions about Windows 10 before you decide to downgrade your Operating System to a previous version. It is a very flexible and customizeable Operating System, allowing for tons of configuration.
Thanks,
Justin